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W of ROSWELL, New Mexico, May 1952

Date of account: 1952-05
Location: W of ROSWELL, New Mexico
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 12May 52 Wof ROSHHLL New McXico D Was Bolloon 口 Probobly Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2045-2110.MST Wos Aircraft Local XGround.Visua! D Ground-Rodar D Probobly Aircraft 0345-0410 D Air-Visuol D Air-lntercopt Radar Q Possibly Aircraft GMT-13 S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical CYes AT T/Sgt Probubly Astronomical NO Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 25 min approx 1 StoNtoS 口 Unkno wn 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Bluish green color.Disc shaped. ·Color changed intensity from dim blue- Clinbed perpendicular and descended at 25 green while on horizontal path to bright degree ablge. Repeated this three tincs. blue green when.ascending or descending. First appeared to be a star but movea. VENLs ATIC FORM

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UNCLASSIFIED HEADQUARTERS STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE OMAHA, NEBRASKA DINC 350 28MAV 1952 SUBJECT:Transmittal of SAC IR-22-52. Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Torce Base ATTN:ATIAA-2c Transmitted herewith is copy of SAc IR-22-52.Subject: FLYOBRPT. The original of this report has been dispatched to Director of Intelligence, Headquarters UsAF,Washington 25, D.C. FOR THE COIILANDING GENERAL: MAJOR,USAF Asst Adj Gen 1 Inel a/s DOWNR.. DECLASSIFTED AFTER JE TEAS DOD DIR 5200.10 3712 UNCLASSIFIED

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COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVEBLANK) United States IR-22-52 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM(Agency) Roswell, New Mexico 6th Bomb Wing, Medium, Intelligenco DATEOFREA DATEOFINFORMATION EVALUATION 15Lay1952 12 May 1952 B-3 PREPARED BY (OfceT) Capt. Goorge L.Colby,Chief Reporting Unit tT/Sgt.Raymond Bare,AF-13257279 REFERENCES （Cuntrol numberdirectioe,prrious eor,ete.,as appliceble) N/A SUMMARY: (Enter concise nimmary ofreport.Gine significance in fnab oneauence paragraph.List incloruree al lourer lefl.Begin lert of report onAFForm li-Par Il.) An unidentified aerial object was sighted at 2ll5 hours MsT onl2 May l952 about 4O miles west of Roswell, Nevr Llexico. The object was blue-green in color and its estimated altitude a5ove the terrain was 30,c00 to 40,0o0 feet.The object traveled three times over approximately the sane triangular course.Rate of spe

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UINCLASSIIL AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 0/454792 FROMI.!grn! REPORTNO 6th Bomb Wing, Mediun Intelligencp IR-22-52. PAGE 1 CF 1 PAGES 1. The object at first appeared to be a star,but after a few minutes Sgt. Bare noticed that its blue-green color changed in intensity from very bright to dim.The object pursued a definite course, vhich it repeated three times while Sgt. Bare was watching it.hen the object wa3 first sighted it appeared to be about 2O,0o0 cr 30,Ooo feet above the mountains at Ruidoso, New Mexico.I It aopeared to have two mo- of the route it was followi ng. The object then climbed almost perpendicularly to the terrain to between 40,000 and 50,000 feet, and then descended at an angle of 25 de grees, to its original altitude.Tnis cycle was repeated twice for a total of 3 cycleg The speed of the object appeared to be faster than a jet type aircraft, but its exact speed co

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UNCLASSIFIED IN DESCENT LIGHT GREW DIM AND THE OBJECT APPEARED FLATORASA STRAIGHTLINE. OBJECT APPEARED ROUND AND VERY BRIGHT BLUE GREEN WHEN CLIMBING. DECLASSI DOD DIR 5200.10 AFTER JO YS UNCLASSIFIED

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L-N-E-R-H-L-V-L-S AF154882 On Monday,12 May 1952,during the period 2045-2l10 hours M3T,I Street in Roswell, New Liexdico.As I glanced out of the car to the west I observed a very bright glowing ooject in the sky.The object seemed to New Mexico,about 50 miles west of Roswell. The object at first aooeared to be a star,but after a few minutes I noticed that its blue-green color rapidly changed in intensity from very bricht to dim The object pursued a definite course, which it rebeated three times while I was watching it.Hhen I first saw the object it appeared to be at 20,oo0 or 30,0o0 feet above the mountains.It aopeared to have two motions: one,a swaying movement from South to North,the other a movement across the terrain fron South to North.The ooject then climbed almost perpendicularly to the terrain to between 40,000 to 50,000 feet, and then descended,at an angle of 25 degrees,to its or

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